20 USC § 53a - Authorization of appropriations

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title: "20 USC § 53a - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "53a"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CHARTER PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 22, 1949, ch. 494, § 2, 63 Stat. 623.)"
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# § 53a. Authorization of appropriations

Appropriations are authorized for the maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and the making of solar observations at high altitudes; for repairs and alterations of buildings and grounds occupied by the Smithsonian Institution in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and for preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations for publications.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 22, 1949, ch. 494, § 2, 63 Stat. 623.)